Central and Eastern Europe

Regional power exchange to be formed by Q2 2012 Portfolio, 2011-07-19
The Hungarian electricity transmission system operator Mavir has announced that a project has been launched by the Czech, Hungarian and Slovak electricity transmission system operators CEPS, SEPS and Mavir in cooperation with their national power exchanges OTE, HUPX and OKTE and their national energy offices ERU, MEH and URSO on forming the regional power exchange by the second quarter of 2012.

Gov't preparing calls to tender for solar power projects Les Echos, 2011-07-19
On 1 August 2011 the French government will issue a call to tender for solar power projects covering peak capacity of 120 MW. Pricing will be the only criteria, and unions claim that this will encourage the use of foreign imports. A second call to tender will cover 450 MW over four batches. These are reserved for innovative projects such as sun-tracking and thermodynamic systems. The aim is to test out different technologies until a winner emerges. Renewable energy union SER has welcomed the call as an opportunity for niche companies such as Exosun. Unions claim that the calls will do nothing to save ailing solar power companies due to the small volumes.

Hungary

State intends to increase its power in the energy market Portfolio, 2011-07-15
The Hungarian governing party Fidesz's head, Janos Lazar, has told the press that the Hungarian state intends to become an active market player in the energy market. According to Lazar, this aim can be achieved with the help of the Hungarian oil and gas firm Mol and the national electricity works Magyar Villamos Muvek (MVM) which are expected to increase their role in the domestic and regional markets.

Sweden

Government wants roadmap to make Sweden free from emissions by 2050 Svenska Dagbladet, 2011-07-21
The Swedish government is to begin work creating a roadmap in order that Sweden can become completely free from climate emissions by 2050. Andreas Carlgren, Sweden's Environmental Minister, writes that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) is to lead work drawing up basic data needed to describe how Sweden can achieve this cost-efficiently. The report should indicate how emissions can be reduced in different sectors by 2050, should provide an analysis of the long-term changes in societal structure necessary to achieve this target, suggest incentives to encourage new technology or infrastructure, and to discuss the market for climate emissions and international instruments for reductions in climate gas emissions.

United Kingdom

New planning guidelines for green energy projects approved by MPs LetsRecycle.com, 2011-07-19
New government guidelines for new large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects have been approved by MPs. The National Policy Statements (NPS) for Energy will help speed up the planning process for renewable projects. The approval came despite opposition from some Labour and Green MPs who expressed concerns that energy-from-waste incinerators have been included in the NPS. They argue such facilities can contribute to carbon emissions and should therefore be considered under existing guidelines for fossil fuel applications.

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